Hayley Hutchinson

about

Hayley Hutchinson is a British singer-songwriter. She recorded her self-financed debut album ‘Independently Blue' in 2005. The album is a dazzling collection of haunting folk lullabies and rootsy acoustic pop that merited a Guardian Single of the Week, extensive BBC Radio 2 airplay and caused Uncut magazine to herald her as a ‘love-starved Joni Mitchell’. Following this, Hayley toured relentlessly, supporting the likes of Richard Thompson, Ray Davies, Conor Oberst and Kurt Wagner and was handpicked to open the acoustic stage at the Glastonbury festival. In 2006 Hayley returned to the studio to record the bluegrass influenced ‘Held To Ransom’ EP that illustrated her deep musical heritage and coincided with Hayley’s debut appearance at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas. The rest of the year saw Hayley spend an increasing amount of time in America where she recorded the song ‘Pocket Full Of Stars’ with Nine Black Alps for the Oscar nominated film ‘Surf’s Up’ and formed the band The Sorry Kisses with Sam Forrest of Nine Black Alps. The Sorry Kisses further showcased Hayley's diverse songwriting talents by delving into harmony drenched, West Coast rock music on three acclaimed albums which were featured on Nic Harcourt's KCRW radio show in Los Angeles and recently the hit US TV series 'Grey's Anatomy'. Their third album 'Keep Smiling' which was released in 2011 was picked up by 6 Music's Marc Riley who later asked them to do a live session on his show. In

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Ghosts In The Trees

Love Songs For The Enemy

Hawks To The Wind

Independently Blue

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SXSW 2006 Showcasing Artist

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The Very Best Easter Album In The World... Ever… NOT!

Here's The Love

Held To Ransom

CrimeFighters (Soundtrack From The Milestone Productions Motion Picture)

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SXSW 2006 Showcasing Artists

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Neil Young Songs

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Here's the Love - EP

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